Lingual nerve neuropathy: more than just third molar surgery and inferior alveolar nerve blocks
Neuropathy of the lingual nerve, when it occurs, often results from third molar surgery, or the provision of inferior alveolar nerve blocks. Investigators have reported that the anatomical location and the unpredictable course of the lingual nerve play important roles in it being affected by these p...
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| description | Neuropathy of the lingual nerve, when it occurs, often results from third molar surgery, or the provision of inferior alveolar nerve blocks. Investigators have reported that the anatomical location and the unpredictable course of the lingual nerve play important roles in it being affected by these procedures. However, there are many other causes of neuropathy with which most medical and dental practitioners are unfamiliar. This article briefly reviews the course of the lingual nerve, and summarizes the causes and reports of all uncommon aetiologies of neuropathy that can occur along the path of a lingual nerve. The clinical implication and management of lingual nerve neuropathy is discussed. © 2019 George Warman Publications. All rights reserved. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-238392020-02-19T02:02:16Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/23839/ Lingual nerve neuropathy: more than just third molar surgery and inferior alveolar nerve blocks Ngeow, Wei Cheong Chai, Wen Lin RK Dentistry Neuropathy of the lingual nerve, when it occurs, often results from third molar surgery, or the provision of inferior alveolar nerve blocks. Investigators have reported that the anatomical location and the unpredictable course of the lingual nerve play important roles in it being affected by these procedures. However, there are many other causes of neuropathy with which most medical and dental practitioners are unfamiliar. This article briefly reviews the course of the lingual nerve, and summarizes the causes and reports of all uncommon aetiologies of neuropathy that can occur along the path of a lingual nerve. The clinical implication and management of lingual nerve neuropathy is discussed. © 2019 George Warman Publications. All rights reserved. George Warman Publications 2019 Article PeerReviewed Ngeow, Wei Cheong and Chai, Wen Lin (2019) Lingual nerve neuropathy: more than just third molar surgery and inferior alveolar nerve blocks. Dental Update, 46 (8). pp. 775-789. ISSN 0305-5000, DOI https://doi.org/10.12968/denu.2019.46.8.775 <https://doi.org/10.12968/denu.2019.46.8.775>. https://doi.org/10.12968/denu.2019.46.8.775 doi:10.12968/denu.2019.46.8.775 |
| spellingShingle | RK Dentistry Ngeow, Wei Cheong Chai, Wen Lin Lingual nerve neuropathy: more than just third molar surgery and inferior alveolar nerve blocks |
| title | Lingual nerve neuropathy: more than just third molar surgery and inferior alveolar nerve blocks |
| title_full | Lingual nerve neuropathy: more than just third molar surgery and inferior alveolar nerve blocks |
| title_fullStr | Lingual nerve neuropathy: more than just third molar surgery and inferior alveolar nerve blocks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lingual nerve neuropathy: more than just third molar surgery and inferior alveolar nerve blocks |
| title_short | Lingual nerve neuropathy: more than just third molar surgery and inferior alveolar nerve blocks |
| title_sort | lingual nerve neuropathy more than just third molar surgery and inferior alveolar nerve blocks |
| topic | RK Dentistry |
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